objectives: wound is defined simply as the disruption of the biochemical, cellular, and anatomic continuity of a tissue. plants and their extracts known as phytomedicine have immense potential for the management and treatment of wounds. materials and methods: due to the undesirable side effects, in the control and treatment of the wound infections, it is recommended to use natural materials suc...

cucumber mosaic virus (cmv) belongs to the genus cucumovirus in the family bromoviridae. althaea officinalis, commonly known as hollyhocks in the family malvaceae, is an annual plant whose fruit, flower and root are used as medicinal products. in this study, five samples of hollyhocks leaves with viral symptoms were collected and cmv was detected using das-elisa from the samples. ta-alth isolat...

The study assessed changes in nutritional content of some commonly consumed traditional vegetables subjected to postharvest processes. Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.), black nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) and jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) leaves used as vegetables were subjected to blanching, boiling and drying. The proximate composition and β-carotene content of fresh and processe...